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Steamboat briefs: Rock work planned Monday

Rock work planned last week along U.S. Highway 40 in Mount Harris Canyon near Hayden has been delayed until Monday, weather permitting.

The work will take place near mile point 113.7, or about six miles east of Hayden in the Mount Harris Canyon. Crews are scheduled to work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Nancy Shanks said Thursday that drivers should expect delays of 20 minutes while traffic is stopped so rocks can be brought down from the cliff sides and cleared from the highway. There then will be single-lane, alternating traffic through the work area. She also warned of even longer delays of “45 minutes or possibly more if things don’t go right,” Shanks said.



Shanks said the rock work is being done because CDOT crews have been monitoring a crack in the rocks and noticed there had been some recent movement. Workers on Monday will be removing rock by hand and with the use of airbags that are inflated in cracks to loosen rocks.

Routt County Republicans hosts Lincoln Day Dinner

The Routt County Republicans host their annual Lincoln Day potluck dinner and fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. May 14 at the Steamboat Springs Community Center.



The keynote speaker is State Treasurer Walker Stapleton. State Sen. Jean White and state Rep. Randy Baumgardner also will speak. Bring a side dish or dessert; suggested donation is $25 per person or $15 for students. Call 970-846-3465.

Emerald City Opera chorus to hold summer auditions

Emerald City Opera is holding chorus auditions for its summer opera productions from 6 to 8 p.m. May 31 at United Methodist Church of Steamboat Springs.

Male singers and female altos are needed for the adult chorus in Johanne Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus.” The opera will be done as a concert performance in English with orchestra and leading roles sung by artists from the New York Metropolitan Opera and other major companies. There will be eight evening rehearsals, and the final performance is at Strings Music Pavilion on Aug. 18.

A children’s chorus is needed with positions for eight youths in the full production of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” in English. The rehearsals will be scheduled for three weeks in August, with performances at Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp’s Julie Harris Theatre on Aug. 21 and 26.

Contact Valerie Davia at 970-871-1485 or val@emeraldcityopera.org for more information.


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